Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field
2008-09 Meet Results

updated 01/13/2009 02:07 PM

Golden Bear Invitational
Thursday-Friday, January 8-9, 2009
Keystone Field House - Kutztown University - Kutztown, Pa.

Participating Teams: Shippensburg, East Stroudsburg, Millersville (Multi only), Albright, Muhlenberg, CC of Philadelphia.

RECAPS: MENS | WOMENS

SEVEN FIRST-PLACE FINISHES HIGHLIGHT KU WOMEN'S PERFORMANCE

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University women’s indoor track and field team collected seven first-place finishes at the Golden Bear Invitational Friday at Keystone Hall.

Ashley Pinter (so. Bethlehem/Liberty) won first place in two events in the unscored meet. She won the 20-pound weight throw (49-10) and the shot put (39-6 3/4).

Christina Costanzo (fr. Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan) took the top spot in the long jump (16-0 3/4) and Kelly Strickland (jr. Bear, Del./Caravel Academy) earned first place in the pole vault (11-0).

Katie Colburn (so. Hanover/South Western) won the pentathlon with 2,805 points, ahead of teammate Jasmine Lockhart (fr. Wernersville/Conrad Weiser), who placed second with 2,272 points.

Jill Kostishion (fr. Hilltown/Pennridge) finished first in the 800-meter run in 2:29.98.

Cheryl Dingman (sr. Lansdale/North Penn) won the 1,000 (3:08.95), finishing ahead of teammate Kristy Ulrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita), who was second (3:15.73).

In the 3,000, KU did not take first place, but Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West), Cristina Reimer (so. Chester Springs/Downingtown East), Kristin Cupido (so. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) and Hailey Dell (sr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) swept the next four places. Horstmann and Reimer were second and third (10:41.75, 10:46.01, respectively), while Cupido was fourth (10:54.10) and Dell fifth (11:18.12).

Brooke Mathews (fr. Reedsville/Indian Valley) was second in the 55 dash, finishing in 7.65., and second in the 200 dash (27.52).

The Golden Bears will travel to Ursinus College for the Collegeville Classic on Jan. 23.

HARTZLER WINS HIGH JUMP AS KU COMPETES IN GOLDEN BEAR INVITE

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Cody Hartzler (sr. Belleville/Indian Valley) picked up the Kutztown University men’s indoor track and field team’s only individual first-place finish at the Golden Bear Invitational on Friday at Keystone Hall.

KU relay team beat out Shippensburg in the 1,600-meter relay for first-place, with a time of 3:30.92.

In the high jump, Hartzler posted a jump of 6-6, beating out the second-place jump of 6-0 by East Stroudsburg’s Ken Cardullo.

In the 3,200 relay, KU finished behind Muhlenberg (8:21.85) with a time of 9:12.07.

KU’s Jason Rowles (jr. Broomall/Marple Newtown) finished in second place with a time of 1:09.42 in the 400, finishing just ahead in first was Greg Pammer (1:09.40), of East Stroudsburg.

T.J. Longmore (jr. Lititz/Manheim Twp.) took second in the 55 hurdles (7.85) for the Golden Bears, edged out by the Warriors’ Rusty Smith (7.63).

KU pole vaulter William Hodges (jr. Levittown/Neshaminy) finished tied for second with East Stroudsburg’s Matt Gallup at 14-6. Shippensburg’s Donald Graybill claimed first at 15-0.

Chris Boutsikaris (sr. Newton/Newton) led the Golden Bears in the 35-pound throw finishing second (54-9).

Former KU standout Jim Dart competed unattached in the shot put, claiming first place and a Keystone Hall indoor record with a throw of 56-2. The record was held last by Kutztown’s Josh Himmelberger with a throw of 53-7 in 1998.

The KU men will compete next on Jan. 23 in the Collegeville Classic at Ursinus College.